DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 06/01 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.1 - - 62.3 - - 69.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 209 - - 7 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2995 - - 358 - - 1266 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2670 - - 920 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 3884 - - 1247 - - 2155 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1437 - - 586 - - 2933 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 354 - - 64 - - 78 W* B/S - - - - - - 8 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 052 - - 030 - - 062 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 4 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - -1 - - -3 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -5544 - - -3337 - - -6062 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 9428 - - 4584 - - 8218 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -13415 - - -8695 - - -12727 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 17299 - - 9942 - - 14882 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 58 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 10 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 73.1 - - 62.3 - - 69.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 35.1 - - 45.9 - - 37.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 71.7 - - 62.5 - - 70.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 33.9 - - 45.0 - - 36.3 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 209 - - 7 - - -7 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 2995 - - 358 - - 1266 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 102 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 4 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98505 25 087 17 064 19 071 98505 91051 18 057 16 069 18 055 91051 85356 12 063 19 079 17 048 85356 80630 14 083 18 081 15 050 80630 76535 16 073 18 080 17 044 76535 72904 18 061 20 073 19 051 72904 69624 22 057 16 069 17 048 69624 66616 22 044 14 058 13 036 66616 63819 19 017 16 023 12 019 63819 61113 21 000 18 350 17 009 61113 58290 23 346 23 349 21 351 58290 55362 24 318 31 338 22 325 55362 52591 27 309 38 317 33 324 52591 50110 30 309 43 302 46 317 50110 47879 36 315 40 299 46 308 47879 45845 41 316 40 304 43 301 45845 43979 40 316 43 308 41 311 43979 42272 38 312 44 307 43 310 42272 40704 40 303 41 311 44 308 40704 39245 32 302 42 314 40 314 39245 37876 22 311 39 310 34 317 37876 36554 18 318 34 311 33 324 36554 35205 18 320 34 312 34 324 35205 33801 19 317 33 308 35 322 33801 32344 20 317 30 308 36 321 32344 30818 21 317 29 312 37 320 30818 29212 22 317 30 312 39 318 29212 27525 22 319 27 307 40 317 27525 25755 21 320 24 304 39 321 25755 23907 22 318 25 312 38 325 23907 21984 27 311 25 322 37 321 21984 19985 29 311 24 326 30 319 19985 17909 28 306 21 334 26 331 17909 15797 25 306 19 324 22 344 15797 13764 26 313 16 309 21 346 13764 11917 28 322 12 316 19 352 11917 10278 23 328 15 345 15 009 10278 8826 12 328 14 003 15 024 8826 7539 13 341 13 026 15 028 7539 6397 14 334 12 038 15 029 6397 5388 8 328 12 038 15 031 5388 4498 7*040 12 036 14 037 4498 3713 9*049 12 038 13 043 3713 3010 9 051 11 045 12 049 3010 2389 9 052 12 052 12*055 2389 1871 9 053 11 050 11*060 1871 1473 8 053 9*040 11 061 1473 1199 8 055 7*031 10 062 1199 1032 7 055 6 030 9 062 1032 937 7 055 5 029 7 062 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography